Will You Stand Up The words patriotism and patriot are commonly invoked in the United States‚ especially in times of crisis‚ but do we truly understand what patriotism is and what it means to be a patriot? Patriotism has been described as an emotional attachment to country and the ideals that it stands for. Here in the United States those ideals include freedom‚ liberty and the equality of all people; and they are ideals worth fighting for. Patriots are people who support and love their country
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USA Patriot Act This Act may be cited as the "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism. President Bush signed the Patriot Act on October 29‚ 2001. It passed and with no debate voted on; many members of congress did not fully read the act. Due to the anthrax scare many Congressman did not have access to their offices. Attorney General John Ashcroft silenced any debate by warning that anyone who contested the Act would be
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The PATRIOT Act: Right or Wrong. On September 11th of 2001 the United States was attacked. Many people died and through that drama the United States was unified with a singular goal of stopping terrorism. While many people were willing to sacrifice a few freedoms for the greater good‚ others were asking where is the line between the government fighting terrorism and abusing a situation to expand its dominion over the public. The United States government passed a bill called the PATRIOT Act to
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Issues precipitating the passage of the Patriot Act and the Federal Information Security Management Act Michael Henderson BIS/220 28August2012 Jadie Giorgis Technological Advances and Ethical Issues precipitating the passage of the Patriot Act and the Federal Information Security Management Act The Patriot Act of 2001 and the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 have both been controversial because of their passage. The Patriot Act was passed in response to the
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images that the audience will see in the finished film. . Cinematography means “writing with movement.” (Goodykoontz‚ & Jacobs 2011). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM5fqZr7jdA&list=FL3gNmTGu-TTbFPpfSs5kNkg&index=2 I chose a scene from The Godfather. In this scene‚ Alfredo is in a boat with a member of his mob family; he is about to be assassinated‚ by his brother’s order (one of many taking place simultaneously). The cinematography helped to create a somber mood. The choice of the Golden
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Essay As the great Italian philosopher‚ Niccolo Machiavelli‚ once said‚ “The ends justify the means.” What needs to be done‚ must be done. This humane concept is represented in all forms of life. In in its purest form‚ it is represented in the USA Patriot Act. This Act of Congress‚ which was passed in 2001‚ simply enhances the United States investigative skills‚ sometimes bypassing certain restrictions to preserve the safety of our country. Most notable‚ it uses of mass data collection. Some people
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The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by Congress as a response to the terrorist attack of September 11. On October 26‚ 2001 The USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law No. 107-56) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The USA PATRIOT Act "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” this law enabled law enforcement personnel new abilities to search‚ seize‚ detain‚ or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists as it states in our text
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2014 The Patriot Act and Its Questionable Legal Boundaries Since the aftermath of the terrorist attack of September 11th. 2014. The Patriot Act was enabled to enhance domestic security of the state‚ and federal branch of the government‚ it was ushered in out of the fear the terrorist were here in masses. While we all were concerned with the safety of the people and our country‚ few knew the underlying damaging message of The Patriot Act to
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Has someone ever shot you for throwing a snowball at them? That actually happened‚ and it made some people very mad. In the revolutionary war‚ there were two sides in the colonies‚ Patriots‚ and Loyalists. Patriots wanted to separate from Britain and Loyalists wanted to stay loyal to Britain. You should be a patriot because the British took away our rights‚ taxed us‚ and didn’t protect us. Britain took away all of the colonist’s rights‚ which is totally unfair. There was the Proclamation of 1763
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Abstract The primary concern of this paper is to establish the impact of the USA Patriot Act on local law enforcement and its potential for net widening. This paper will cover three primary areas to provide a proper public safety case analysis. First the paper will describe the public safety agency and its roles in relation to the USA PATRIOT ACT. Then the paper will provide a detail explanation of the leadership‚ management‚ and administration roles of the public safety agency chosen. Finally this
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